I will hopefully have pictures to go with this news in a post later on today.  Panini is finalizing some of their 2010-11 products and pushing the information out there, today the news is about 2010-11 Score Hockey.

Here’s the important info:

• 7 cards per pack, 36 packs per box, 20 boxes per case
• 18 rookie cards per box (using my amazing math skills, that means rookies are 1:2 packs)
• 36 glossy parallels
• 12 inserts (including The Franchise, Net Cam, Snow Globe Die Cuts, and Sudden Death)
• 1 Rookie Redemption
• On average: 1 auto per case
• 550 card base set (including 50 rookies)
• SRP:  $0.99 per pack
• Autographed rookie buybacks from 1990-91 Score, including Eric Lindros and Martin Brodeur.
• Scheduled Release Date:  October 13, 2010

That’s a lot of content from a low-end product.  Price point of Victory, but includes goodies almost on the level of Upper Deck’s recent O-Pee-Chee offerings.  I am looking forward to this product for sure.  The rookie redemptions are a nice touch as well. 

Biggest reason I am looking forward to this product:  autographed rookie buyback of Eric Lindros!  Say what you want, he’s always been one of my favorite players, and if Panini gets this done right, it could be a great way to kick off their hockey manufacturing career.